It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
When a hundred men stand together, each of them loses his mind and gets another one.
(...) when a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.
The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.
The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.
One revolution is like one cocktail, it just gets you organized for the next.
In politics, If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.
Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.
Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.
If you want to make enemies, try to change something.
Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse.
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.
Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.
A government afraid of its citizens is a Democracy. Citizens afraid of government is tyranny!
Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible.
99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive.
If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed